8 Big Bitcoin Crashes and Their Reasons
Bitcoin can and has fallen significantly over the years, but it came back stronger every time. Here are 8 big historic Bitcoin crashes. As you can see, the latest one isn’t even the largest of...
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Four Years of Initial Coin Offerings
This graphic shows every token sale that successfully raised at least $100k, from the beginning of 2014 through the end of last month, November 2017. The bar chart at the bottom displays the...
BITCOIN TRADING PLATFORM BITCONNECT SUED
Six BitConnect investors, who collectively lost over $700k on the platform, are taking the company and its affiliates to court in the US. Earlier this month, BitConnect released this piece of so-called ‘System News’ on its website,...
Op-Ed: The Weiss Cryptocurrency Ratings Are Laughably Bad
In the current cryptocurrency hysteria, everyone is a level 70 blockchain wizard launching a new hedge fund. Weiss Ratings released their cryptocurrency ratings yesterday. In response, they received a lot of criticism on social...
UK ‘SHOULD LOOK AT BITCOIN, CRYPTO VERY SERIOUSLY’ – THERESA MAY
The UK prime minister Theresa May has said the government “should be looking at cryptocurrencies and Bitcoin very seriously.” ‘WE NEED TO LOOK AT IT’ In rare direct comments to Bloomberg at the ongoing World...
Weiss Ratings Gives Bitcoin C+, Sparks South Korean DDoS Revenge
South Korean Bitcoin “investors” allegedly launched the DDoS attack that shut down Weiss Ratings’ website after the agency gave the cryptocurrency a ‘C+’ rating. According to a press release citing “numerous mentions on social media” about plans to...
Six Major South Korean Banks to Support Cryptocurrency Exchanges, Price Surge Imminent?
Six major South Korean banks including Shinhan Bank, the second largest bank in the country, will officially begin providing local cryptocurrency exchanges with virtual bank accounts. Virtual Accounts Restarted, Traders Relieved On South Korean...
Bulgarian Police Raids OneCoin Offices, ‘Ponzi Scheme’ Servers Shut Down
OneCoin offices were raided and its servers seized in Sofia, Bulgaria, on Jan. 17 and 18, as yet another step in a series of international raids and court cases against the highly-controversial altcoin. Although the servers were...
Even With Energy Surplus, Canada Unable to Meet Electricity Demands of Bitcoin Miners
Even With Energy Surplus, Canada Unable to Meet Electricity Demands of Bitcoin Miners Canada’s Hydro Quebec will have to turn away cryptocurrency miners looking to setup operations in the province. The electricity supplier...
Bitcoin Gets a C+
Bitcoin Gets a C+, Ethereum B as Weiss Ratings Grades Cryptocurrencies There were some raised eyebrows as financial ratings agency Weiss Ratings released a report grading over 70 cryptocurrencies and digital assets. Notably, well-known...
